Real-World Experiment of a Flying ad-Hoc Network
Description:
LCM is involved in a research project named SMAVNET II project, on dynamic routing and swarm control strategies for ad-hoc networks of unmanned micro aircrafts.
The aim of this project is to support the development of the test-bed platform of real-world experiment of a flying ad-hoc network.
The Test-bed platform will be composed by several unmanned micro air vehicles (MAV) equipped with a Linux system (Gumstix), GPS, and independent autopilot.
The student will work in tight collaboration with the SMAVNET team.
Objective:
Phase 1
1) Configure and test a network of few Gumstix
2) Configure and test a network of 4 MAVs
3) Configure a video streaming application and/or a VOIP service over the network of MAVs
Phase 2
4) Prepare and assist a field-test experiment with 4 flying MAVs
5) Elaborate and Analyze the results of the experiment. Create plots to compare the performance with other benchmark case and with emulation results.
6) Understand and comment the results, and draw conclusions.
Prerequisites:
- Good command of Linux and Bash
- Basic notions of computer networks
- Network troubleshooting skills
- Experience embedded Linux systems is a plus
- Familiarity with Linux multimedia (vlc, gstreamer, etc ) is a plus
- Python scripting languages is a plus
Supervisor:
Dr. Stefano Rosati, LCM, tel: 37552, office INR 138, stefano.rosati@epfl.ch